SPC Student Selected to Participate in 美国国家航空航天局 Virtual Experience

St. Philip’s 大学 student Jaime Lopez Jr. was selected by the 美国国家航空航天局 社区 大学 Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) to participate in the NCAS Mission 2: Exploration Simulation from April 17, 2024, 到4月24日, 2024.

Jaime’s successful completion of a five-week online NCAS course earned them a spot to participate. Jaime is one of hundreds of community college students from across the country to participate in the virtual experience.

Selected students learned more about 美国国家航空航天局’s missions and careers in science and engineering throughout the virtual experience. Students formed teams and designed a mission to explore the Moon or Mars. Each student joined a design team, 完成团队角色, 管理预算, and developed communication and outreach strategies. Students also attended events hosted by 美国国家航空航天局 subject matter experts, received information on how to apply for 美国国家航空航天局 internships, and virtually toured 美国国家航空航天局’s unique facilities.

“I was the project manager of a team. It was my job to coordinate everything, like a conductor for a symphony. 太神奇了. People always say you know you have found the career you’re meant for when you know you would do it for free. That’s how I felt about this experience,” said Jaime.

通过这个活动, 美国国家航空航天局 continues the tradition of engaging the nation in its mission of human exploration and sustainable expansion across the solar system, and bringing new knowledge and opportunities back to Earth.

“NCAS inspires community college students to advance in STEM fields, and it also opens doors for future careers at 美国国家航空航天局. NCAS alumni can often move on to 美国国家航空航天局 internships and possibly enter the 美国国家航空航天局 workforce. It is rewarding to see the progression of a student from NCAS participant to 美国国家航空航天局 colleague,托里·约翰逊说, former Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Manager. 

For more information, visit: http://go.美国国家航空航天局.gov / nca

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